ar‧a‧besque /ˌærəˈbesk/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: Italian arabesco 'in Arabian style']
1. a position in
ballet, in which you stand on one foot with the other leg stretched out straight behind you
2. a decorative pattern of flowing lines
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